Hoosiers guarding against a letdown in Wednesday's game against Nebraska

1:36 AM,
Feb. 13, 2013

Tom Crean wants his team to be assertive.

Written by

Michael Pointer
| Indianapolis Star

Yes, it'll be another Big Ten basketball game for top-ranked Indiana when it hosts Nebraska tonight. And yes, Assembly Hall will be sold out again.

But the Cornhuskers are near the bottom of the conference standings. The scene won't be what IU fans and players have come to expect in a series of emotional games. Dick Vitale won't be sitting courtside as he did for the showdown against Michigan. ESPN's "College GameDay" won't be on hand. The opponent won't be an archrival such as Purdue or an annual national contender such as Michigan State.